A scientist’s guide to life: how to beat a cold The weather is chilly and there are...
The Human Body
Who really invented vaccinations? Dr Edward Jenner’s famous (if a little unethical) experiment is heralded, but it...
How do scientists develop vaccines for new viruses? Viruses and the immune system interact in complex ways,...
Why do some people experience more vaccine side effects than others? Biological women will often have a...
Why do some people have rhythm and others don’t? Turns out it might not be as binary...
Why some people have a good sense of direction Which way now? Louise Ridley explains why some...
Why do some people have such a poor sense of direction? A walking compass or lost at...
Why do some people get aggressive after drinking alcohol? Being a lover or a fighter when drinking...
Are our sleeping positions linked to our personalities? The results are in, but we’ll have to sleep...
I wake up at 4am every morning and can’t get back to sleep. What can I do...
Why do we talk in our sleep? Talking in your sleep, or somniloquy is mostly harmless, unless...
Does dreaming affect the quality of our sleep? Go back to sleep… There’s research to suggest that...
How scientists learned to enter people’s dreams Even today, scientists don’t know why we dream. But now...
17 reasonably romantic questions you asked us about the science of love (and sex) Love is in...
When did humans first make music? Our ancestors may have been singing tunes for as long as...